Venezuelan Democratic Union

The Venezuelan Democratic Union (UDV) (Spanish: Unión Democrática de Venezuela) was a political coalition of several parties opposed to Ramon Solano's rule over Venezuela. Formed in 2010 upon his rise to power, it held only 5/337 mayoral seats, 2/165 National Assembly seats, and with no gubernatorial seats.

History
The Venezuelan Democratic Union was formed in 2010 after billionaire Ramon Solano launched a coup in Venezuela and seized power for himself and the Venezuelan Army. The UDV was unable to gain much power in the country due to Solano's harsh rule, and the UDV succeeded in gaining only 5/337 mayoral seats and 2/165 National Assembly seats, while no governors were of the UDV. This was engineered so that the UDV would seem to be a legitimate opposition party to challenge the notion that Solano was an unopposed dictator, while it would not give control of a province to an anti-Solano faction. The UDV was backed by the Allied Nations due to its democratic stance, and during the Venezuelan Civil War it became apparent that the UDV would be given power once the AN defeated Solano and the communist People's Liberation Army of Venezuela (PLAV) rebels, but the civil war continued for several more months as Venezuela descended into anarchy.